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BLACKHAWKS
Anders Sorensen’s time as Blackhawks interim coach nearing end as focus shifts to coaching search (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Kraken 6, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Former Blackhawk Marcus Kruger still seeking team success in Sweden hometown (The Athletic)
Nazar drawing plenty of penalties while Bedard struggles to do the same (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks owner Danny Wirtz Q&A: On CHSN, rebuild, Seth Jones trade and more (The Athletic)
Soderblom needs strong final month to ensure Blackhawks re-sign him this summer (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks need to sort out new contract for Ryan Donato, who would “love to stay” (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks will battle loser reputation when trying to sign top free agents (Sun-Times)
Alex Vlasic embraces new role as Blackhawks’ No. 1 defenseman following Seth Jones trade (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Canucks 6, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
Mikheyev has quietly put together solid season for Blackhawks: “We trust him” (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks mood feels lighter as “youthful energy” takes over the roster (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Sharks 4, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Breaking down Spencer Knight’s goaltending style: Blackhawks already impressed by technical precision (Sun-Times)
Artyom Levshunov aims to stick with Blackhawks; Connor Bedard learns to watch his words (The Athletic)
Musings on Madison, Episode 178 — Levshunov’s debut and a trade deadline recap (SCH)
Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini’s friendship will become rivalry in Blackhawks-Sharks matchups (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks power rankings: Seth Jones’ absence, Artyom Levshunov’s debut, Kyle Davidson’s month (The Athletic)
Blackhawks goalie prospect Adam Gajan maintains long-term perspective through struggles (Sun-Times)
Where will young Blackhawks defenseman fit into 2025-26 depth chart? (Sun-Times)
Nathan MacKinnon on Connor Bedard’s stagnant production: I’d have killed for that when I was 19″ (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Avalanche 3, Blackhawks 0 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic) (Tribune)
NHL GAME RECAPS
Maple Leafs 2, Avalanche 1 (NHL)
Wild 4, Kraken 0 (NHL)
NHL NEWS
NHL, NHLPA to begin CBA discussions next month (NHL)
NHL reimagining format for 2026 All-Star Game (NHL)
Heiskanen could miss 1st round of playoffs for Stars (NHL)
Avalanche’s Manson (upper body) out 3-4 weeks (ESPN)
Flyers broadcaster discusses cancer battle with NHL.com (NHL)
Carlo feeling at home with Maple Leafs after trade (NHL)
DeBoer: Stars may be minus Heiskanen in Round 1 (ESPN)
Devils GM recounts son’s nightmare hockey injury (ESPN)
Preds, Pens to play games in Sweden next season (ESPN)
Landeskog “making strides,” skates with Avalanche (NHL)
“Hunger’s still there” for Kane after hip surgery (NHL)
NHL talks review process at annual GM meetings (ESPN)
Nash gifts S. Rosen signed jersey in Columbus (NHL)
Jets letting Pionk recover for playoff “long run” (ESPN)
Injured Flames forward Backlund week-to-week (ESPN)
Golden Knights sign G Hill to 6-year, $37.5M deal (ESPN)
Hamilton out remainder of regular season for Devils (NHL)
Zary of Flames suspended 2 games for elbowing (NHL)
Rantanen “tried my best” in Carolina, denies list (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
Leonard, Buium among 10 Hobey Baker candidates (NHL)
Trump, Putin float NHL-KHL games; league mum (ESPN)
Detroit draws record 14,288 fans for PWHL game (ESPN)
PWHL surpasses one million fans (The Ice Garden)
NCAA Women’s Hockey Regional Finals recaps The Ice Garden: Wisconsin/Clarkson and Ohio State/St. Lawrence
PWHL Power Rankings: Week 15 (The Ice Garden)